Le Canard - 2007

Le Canard is an upmarket and famous restaurant in Sandton. In the entrance hall of the restaurant you will see photographs of all the celebrities that have visited the restaurant and given it rave reviews. I was expecting it to be a much larger restaurant and the decor more opulent, but the traditional white table cloths and white covered chairs work well. There is a tranquil ambience about the place with soft music playing in the background while you eat your meal.

You get the distinct feeling you are in a top Johannesburg restaurant and you haven't come here for a burger with the kids.The service is very good and so is the food. The signature dish is duck of course and this has to be one of the best duck dishes I have tried. Colleen had the same for the main course and ever since we visited Le Canard she looks for other duck dishes in different restaurants. Le Canard will leave you with a warm feeling that although it is slightly on the pricey side it is well worth a visit.If I were to entertain some guests I would have no hesitation in selecting Le Canarad as one of my choices.

I rate this restaurant 8.5

reviewed by Brian

Afrodisiac - Linksfield - 2007

Ok, I admit it, I have become a snob *blush* - for a long while I was convinced that the only decent restaurants were out in the North but I was extremely and pleasantly surprised by Afrodisiac.

Afrodisiac is AS good as Moyo's in my humble opinion, with less of the hype, more of the service, and of course much closer to home. The food was delicious and beautifuly presented. The decor is homegrown african which is so cool especially if you have overseas visitors to show off to and my favourite - a comfortable seat LOL. The only downside for us were when the African dancers overstayed their welcome in the restaurant. They were too loud for a night where we just wanted to sit and chat - made it impossible.

Pricewise you're looking at approximately R250 per head - no booze.

I would rate Afrodisiac 8.0
reviewed by Colleen